Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you, colleagues. If you look at the operational review parameters for this review we see that, number 3, over the past two years Stanton hospital has experienced a great deal of difficulty in recruiting and retaining health care professionals. The review will identify what are internal versus systemic factors contributing to staff turnover at Stanton and make recommendations to address these, with particular focus on internal factors, Mr. Speaker. Really what that says to me is that we want to look at this situation and see if it is a money problem, we simply are not paying enough, or are there other management, morale, etc., other issues internally in management.

When I look in the paper today there is an article talking about a GNWT comparison of national nursing salaries comparing us against other jurisdictions, Mr. Speaker. I think the comments in the paper lead us to believe that the department has already made the conclusion that it is not about money. Indeed, one of the members of the steering committee, the secretary to the FMB, is reported as saying -- and I am not certain he said this but he is reported as questioning -- he makes the comment, do you take your pay cheque home every two weeks saying you make enough, probably not, he said.

I think most people would agree that many of us are unsatisfied with the amount of money we have, but I think this is going to put doubts in many people's minds that the department, and indeed this government, has already come to the conclusion that this is not about money, there are other issues at play here, and I would only say, Mr. Speaker, that if this operational review is not done -- and I do not believe it is -- and if the recommendations and conclusions have not been arrived at yet, then we should certainly refrain from saying that we have the answers and we know what it is not. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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